Tosh Berman's Blog, page 52
August 29, 2022
"Lyrical Cool: A Tribute to Shirley Berman" Catalog Out Now
Lyrical Cool: A Tribute to Shirley Berman$39.99
Published on the occasion of Lyrical Cool: A Tribute to Shirley Berman at Kohn Gallery.
Softcover
124 pages
Published by Kohn Gallery
Get it here: Lyrical Cool: A Tribute to Shirley Berman Catalog here
August 26, 2022
August 23, 2022
August 21, 2022
Rare Photo of Tosh Writing in Izu Ōshima, Japan
A rare photograph of Tosh Berman on Izu Ōshima, in his office, writing his mega novella for Substack, "The Impressions of Izu Ōshima." Intense heat, monster insects, and tons of cats pissing outside. Oh, and an active volcano. Read Part 3 of my story here, and do subscribe as well: https://tosh.substack.com/p/impressions-of-izu-oshima-novella-aa4?r=352m9&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Duncan Hannah happy 70th
Today would have been Duncan Hannah's 70th birthday. He's a favorite painter of mine, but also I became friendly with him online as well as having dinner with him in NYC a few years back. I connected to his aesthetic, and he was (or is to me) a truly wonderful fellow. He was a beautiful man (visually as well as mentally) and I miss his living presence greatly. The painting above: Mauve Citroen, 2018, Oil on canvas,12 × 16 in 30.5 × 40.6 cm
August 20, 2022
August 19, 2022
Raymond Roussel Tribute by Tosh Berman
I think of Raymond Roussel's work whenever I'm on an island. Inspired by Roussel, the actual location Izu Ōshima is two and a half hours away from Tokyo. When Lun*na and I stayed there for an arts festival, we had only cold water and intense heat with the addition of strange biting insects and an island full of abandoned cats. You could have cut the air with a knife. Under all this, I wrote "The Impressions of Izu Ōshima" in a feverish (the only way) manner. Read Part 2 here: https://tosh.substack.com/.../impressions-of-izu-oshima...
August 18, 2022
August 17, 2022
Lyrical Cool: A Tribute to Shirley Berman
Double-sided artwork by Wallace Berman. In the "Lyrical Cool: A Tribute To Shirley Berman" at the Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles.
